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James E. Risch
● U.S. Senator · ID · Republican

James E. Risch

Represents Idaho · official site → · on PolitiFinder → · PAC contributions ↓

James E. Risch is a U.S. Senator for ID (Republican) who serves on 16 congressional committees, including as Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Follow the public money trail around this seat: the federal awards performed in Idaho, and the PAC contributions reported to the FEC. Federal work in a state is shown as public context, not a claim about this member’s role in any award.

Federal spending in Idaho

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Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsChairman
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
↳ Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Energy
↳ Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
↳ Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Water and Power
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Africa and Global Health PolicyEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security CooperationEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International DevelopmentEx Officio
↳ Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's IssuesEx Officio

PAC contributions received

By election cycle, most recent first.✓ from source

2026 cycle$902,921 from 207 PACs
Norpac$18,000
The Boeing Company PAC$10,000
Wild and Wonderful PAC$10,000
Heartland Values PAC$10,000
General Atomics Political Action Committee$10,000
American Chemistry Council PAC$10,000
Common Sense for America PAC$10,000
Tomorrow Is Meaningful PAC$10,000
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee$10,000
Boots Political Action Committee$10,000
Conservatives Harvesting Success PAC$10,000
Steer PAC$10,000

Top 12 of 207 by amount.

2024 cycle$209,750 from 63 PACs
True North PAC$10,000
Ubs Americas Inc. Political Action Committee (Ubs PAC)$10,000
The Peter Norbeck Leadership PAC$10,000
R Senate PAC$10,000
Defend Our Conservative Senate PAC (Doc's PAC)$10,000
Common Values PAC$10,000
Dirigo PAC$10,000
American Excellence PAC$10,000
Huntsman Corporation PAC (Huntsman PAC)$6,000
Transcanada USA Services, Inc. PAC (Tc PAC)$5,000
Bhfs-E, PC PAC (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Political Action Committee)$5,000
Airbus Americas, Inc. Political Action Committee$5,000

Top 12 of 63 by amount.

2022 cycle$156,000 from 58 PACs
Reinventing a New Direction Political Action Committee$10,000
Southern Company Employees PAC$10,000
Bechtel Group, Inc. Political Action Committee (Bechtel Political Action Committee)$10,000
Denali Leadership PAC$10,000
Micron Technology, Inc. Employee PAC$5,000
Qualcomm Incorporated Political Action Committee (Qpac)$5,000
Ida-PAC Political Action Committee (Idacorp, Inc. Employee PAC)$5,000
New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee$5,000
Nike Inc Federal Political Action Committee (Nike Federal PAC)$5,000
Pacificorp - Pacific Power/Rocky Mountain Power PAC$5,000
AT&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (AT&T Employee Federal PAC)$4,000
Nuclear Energy Institute Federal Political Action Committee$3,500

Top 12 of 58 by amount.

2020 cycle$1,197,855 from 285 PACs
Exxon Mobil Corporation Political Action Committee (Exxonmobil PAC)$10,000
Southern Company Employees PAC$10,000
Honeywell International Political Action Committee$10,000
Lockheed Martin Corporation Employees' Political Action Committee$10,000
General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)$10,000
Oorah! Political Action Committee$10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee$10,000
Chevron Employees Political Action Committee - Chevron Corporation$10,000
One Georgia PAC$10,000
National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee$10,000
Automotive Free International Trade PAC$10,000
Bluegrass Committee$10,000

Top 12 of 285 by amount.

contribution reported to the FEC, a public campaign-finance record.

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